Mikel Arteta has plenty to ponder before huge Bayern Munich showdown

Gary Caldwell, club captain in 2013 and now manager, needs much more than the weekend win against Reading to disperse the cloudsIf the 2013 FA Cup final represented a blip for the Sheikh Mansour-era Manchester City in their quest for total domination of English football, it was a historic moment for their conquerors, Wigan Athletic.Memories of that famous …

It will be a tense time for Europe’s longest serving president, despite the Champions League game at Anfield offering a symbol of how far they have come The first time Fernando Roig watched Villarreal play as their president, he sat in the stand at a tiny whitewashed ground that had concrete fever and was half empty. It was a Sunday night in the second …

Bath had their moments in a 32-14 defeat, but Montpellier deployed old-fashioned grit and guile to play them off their own parkNobody really knows what to make of the orgy of tries that is English rugby these days. The dazzling hands, the scarcely believable comebacks, the, er, bewildered defences. Evidence of a new dimension of attacking rugby, …

Youngsters have licence to thrill in T20s, but it is time to get serious in ODIsThe kids have permission for the 20-over show. Thomas Rew, 18, could become the third‑youngest man to play for England. Eddie Jack, 21, has played seven T20s but the eighth could be for his country.Both will tour Australia next month as part of the squad for the shortest form, …

Updates as the Proteas host Australia at St George’s ParkPlay start time in Gqeberha is 10am local/7pm AEDT/9am BSTAny thoughts? Get in touch with Jim on emailStill waiting for our start. There’s very light rain at the ground, not enough to bother many of the spectators, but you can’t start a game until it’s perfectly dry, so say the playing …

News, discussion and buildup to Sunday’s actionPremier League table | Top scorers | Mail usIn the MLS, Lionel Messi scored twice to help Inter Miami to a 3-1 win at Atlanta United. Messi and Luis Suarez had combined to set up the first goal, scored by the Mexico forward Germán Berterame. Messi took matters into his own hands – well, his left foot – …

Leeds United and Manchester United. Colourful, bitter and deep. There are few football rivalries like it.

LEWIS STEELE: A quick maths lesson in the media room before kick-off deduced that Liverpool's front four cost a whopping £399.5million.

Daniel Dubois, the WBO heavyweight world champion, believes he would defeat Oleksandr Usyk if they had a trilogy fight.

Former England striker Fran Kirby says the departure of Brighton head coach Dario Vidosic on the eve of the season left her feeling "stressed" and "disappointed".

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New Zealand women are given a World Cup "wake-up call" after they are forced to come from behind to beat debutants Fiji in their opening game.

Gunners head north in search of third straight win in all competitions

Zara Tindall was overcome with emotion when discussing her Olympic success and late horse owner Trevor Hemmings with her husband, Mike.

The Formula 1 legend has recalled an interaction with the late Queen Elizabeth II that made him squirm with embarrassment.

Dele Alli has experienced a dramatic fall from grace in recent years.

After world champion Daniel Dubois' emphatic win over Fabio Wardley, what's next for the heavyweight division?

A difficult test awaits a Manchester United side without a win in five games across all competitions

EXCLUSIVE - Christian Horner's best route back into F1.